Talent is an accident of genes - and a responsibility.
Three children have become adults since a phone call with Jo Rowling, containing one small clue, persuaded me that there was more to Snape than an unchanging costume, and that even though only three of the books were out at that time, she held the entire massive but delicate narrative in the surest of hands.
I do take my work seriously and the way to do that is not to take yourself too seriously.
Actors are agents of change. A film, a piece of theater, a piece of music, or a book can make a difference. It can change the world.
I think there should be laughs in everything. Sometimes, it's a slammed door, a pie in the face or just a recognition of our frailties.
It would be wonderful to think that the future is unknown and sort of surprising.
If only life could be a little more tender and art a little more robust.
I knew with Snape I was working as a double agent, as it turns out, and a very good one at that.
I am the character you are not supposed to like.
If people want to know who I am, it is all in the work.
I have just returned from the dubbing studio where I spoke into a microphone as Severus Snape for absolutely the last time.
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